Drivers and entrant’s briefing notes

1. EVENT TIME TABLE: Version 1

2. CIRCUIT MAIN DATA:

Lap centre line: 3581m START & FINISH LINE at 0 m Int 1 at 1276 m Int 2 at 2173 m
PIT LANE SPEED: Max 50 Km/Hr Signalling position: RHS at the “Line”. POLE POSITION: LEFT
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SAFETY CAR 1 Lap: T10 Race: Pit EXIT Lights OFF at T8 RESTART: No overtaking prior to pass the line
PENALTY AREA: in your pit box SAFE HEAVENS: marked in ORANGE. Parc–fermé after Q Pole Shootout and Race
Stewards, sporting director and RD’s office: Container near to the SRO trucks. During the race: In control

Laguna Seca (USA)

Circuit length:3581 m Start line offset: 0 m Pole position: LEFT
Int 1 at: 1276 m Int 2 at: 2173 m Start line up: T8
Safety Car: 1st Lap- T10 Race- T3 Lights OFF- T8
Pit IN to Pit OUT: 375 m
T6

Int 2
T8
T7

T8a T5

Int 1
T9

T4
T10
T2

Alain ADAM T3
Race Director Pit OUT Pit IN

T11 T1
Start Bridge
Finish

3. FULL COURSE YELLOW (FCY) and SAFETY CAR (SC) PROCEDURES

a) The FCY can be used during all sessions. The instruction FCY will be given on the Team Radio
b) The message FCY will be displayed on the monitors and double yellow flag will be shown at all marshal posts, the leader
must slow down and keep a speed of 80 Km/hr.
c) Overtaking is forbidden and cars must proceed in single file. The flags will also be shown at the Line and at pit EXIT. If
appropriate, double waved yellow flags will continue to be displayed at the post prior to the incident. The pit lane entry and
exit will remain open.
d) Before to end the procedure the information « Green flag on short notice » will be given on team radio. To end the
information “Green flag” will be given on the monitors and on the team radio. Yellow flags will be removed and green flags
will be shown at all marshal posts. It will also be shown at the Line and at pit EXIT.
e) A FCY period will always be declared before the SC is deployed. The SC may enter the track during the FCY procedure to
catch the leader. If the leader pits, the next car in line will have to keep that speed of the SC until it is in front of him. If
necessary the SC will overtake cars or will use a green light to signal to any cars that they should pass. When the SC will be
in front of the leader it will turn on its lights and the SC boards will be shown. The cars must form up in line behind the SC no
more than five car lengths apart, and overtaking is forbidden
f) At the end of the procedure the SC will turn off its lights in turn 8 and slow down and enter the pit lane.


g) When the SC enters in the pit lane, waved green flags will be presented on all marshal posts to inform the drivers that they
will start racing when passing the line.
h) Due to pit stops during the procedure, the Race Director may decide to restart without having all cars lined up behind the
SC.
i) Any car being driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers at any
time whilst the SC or the FCY is deployed will be reported to the stewards. This will apply whether any such car is being
driven on the track, the pit entry or the pit lane.
j) While the SC is in operation, car in the pit lane may only re join the track when the pit exit light is GREEN. It will be GREEN
at all times except when the SC will the straight line until the last car of the group behind the SC passes the line.
k) Wave-by procedure (not for GT3)
If he deems it to be necessary, the Race Director may authorise a ‘wave-by’ for any car that has their class leader behind
them in the order circulating behind the Safety Car. Teams will be notified through the Team Radio and/or the Team
Messaging Application. It is the competitor’s responsibility to determine if their car is eligible for the "wave-by".
Any such cars, when authorised to do so, must pull out from the line of cars and overtake the Safety Car in the proper order,
and proceed safely at a good pace to take position at the rear of the pack of cars behind the Safety Car. These cars must
remain in the order relative to each other that was initially established behind the Safety Car. They will not be considered to
have overtaken under yellow. The Safety Car and field will move left, and the wave-by cars move right.
Any car that takes a ‘wave-by’ when they are not eligible will be given a penalty by the Stewards of the Meeting of a
minimum of a five-minute stop-and-go penalty.

4. TRACK LIMITS:
a) The white lines defining the track edges are considered to be part of the track, the kerbs are not. A driver will be judged to
have left the track if no part of the car remains in contact with the track.
b) Should a car leave the track for any reason, the driver may re-join. However, this may only be done when it is safe to do so
and without gaining any advantage.
c) Repetition of track limits mistakes will be penalised.
- During the free practices the drivers will be warned and stopped if necessary.
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- During qualifying if an improvement is detected the lap time will be cancelled. On the 3 time the best lap time at the end
of the session will be cancelled.
- During the race the team will be warned by radio twice, the third time the driver will get a warning flag. The fourth time a
last warning will given by radio and at the fifth time the stewards can impose a drive though penalty

5. START:
a) Two formation laps
b) The start countdown will be announced by means of boards. Start: waved AMERICAN flag.
c) During the second formation lap NO tyres warming after T7. At the end of the formation lap between T9 and T11 cars must
be properly lined-up and tightly grouped for the rolling start. At Pit entry the leading car will reduce the speed to 50 Km/Hr.
When the LC will leave the track the leader will be in charge of the speed. He will slowly increase his speed to a maximum
of 110 Km/Hr at the moment of the start. You are to keep line up on two lines until the green. If the car is outside the line it
will be consider as a jump-start. The start speed will be controlled. Drivers are not allowed to overtake before they see the
green flag.
d) If there is a problem during the formation lap, the leading car will remain in front of the cars. Yellow waved flags will be
shown all around the circuit. In case the problem happens after the leading has left the track, the pole man will be in charge
of the speed. The start will be declared at the end of the second formation lap.

Alain ADAM Race Director